Daphne Reed, a much-loved resident of Franklin House Care Home in West Drayton, turned 100 years old on Friday 31st January 2020 and staff at Franklin House ensured her milestone birthday didn’t pass quietly! With a visit from the Mayor and Mayoress of Hillingdon and a card from the Queen, Daphne’s century celebrations really were
My Home Life England (MHL) is delighted to announce that it is partnering with The Dunhill Medical Trust and The Linking Network (TLN) in an exciting £1M project to promote young people’s engagement with care homes for older people, through MHL and TLN’s Care Home Friends and Neighbours: Intergenerational Linking Project. The project is being
Our very own North West London Care Home FaNs member, Najjah, a ‘Life Style Coordinator’ from Neem Tree Care Center, has been working hard to help build new connections between Neem Tree and their surrounding communities. An opportunity arose recently that was too good for Najjah to turn down, even on her day off… “It
Care Home Friends and Neighbours: Intergenerational Linking programme is a new social action project across England, which is part of the Government initiated #iwill campaign, led by Step Up To Serve. This programme is being undertaken by My Home Life in collaboration with The Linking Network and builds on previous community engagement work with care
Cycling Without Age Bristol is a new, independent non-profit organisation (registered with Charity Commission, number 1182936). Our aim is to harness the pedal power of volunteer cycle-pilots to take local care homes residents out on free ‘Trishaw’ rides to feel the wind in their hair! The trishaw is a specially adapted, three-wheel cycle with a
My Home Life is currently seeking funding to deliver an ambitious national project aimed at creating a range of local opportunities for young people (aged 5-14 years) to develop meaningful and sustaining relationships with residents of care homes. This project will both help enhance the quality of life of older people living in care homes
Keeplegate care home has been working hard to connect residents to their local communities. Their story helps us all to think about what’s possible when asking our local communities for support in enhancing quality of life for older people living in care homes. Recently the family residing in Kepplegate Care Home in Preesall, had a wonderful evening when they were
My Home Life is recruiting a Project Development Officer on a 6-month contract, in the first instance, to start in Early March 2019. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with energy and passion to support our vision of quality of life for all people living, dying visiting, and working in care homes. The role
When I think about activity provision, I think of everyday meaningful interactions with residents, families, staff and volunteers. An activity can simply be greeting someone when you walk through the door in the morning, or perhaps sharing a cup of tea and a chat with a resident. It doesn’t have to be complicated, but it